The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1887-09-17
Items of Interest.

Alexandria is to have National Bank with
capital of $4,000.
Ex-Gov Luke P. Blackburn of Kentucky,
died in Frankfort, KY, on the l4th.
Nineteen barrels of new molasses were re-
ceived in New Orleans last Monday.
1t is rumored an expedition left Key West
few days ago for Cuba. The United States
officials ct Key West do not know anything
about it,
Mr.. Powderly says that in his next message
he will advocate government ownership of the
telegraph and railroad lines and the establish
ment of postal savings banks.
Lake Charles Com merciai: We are pleased
to learn that Mrs. M. K. Lastrapes has sue
ceeded in organizing good music class IN our
city. The lady is fine musician and deserves
success.
ST. Mary Review A number of planters will
commence the grinding season about the t1rst
of October. Rain is generally needed throngh-
out tue parish, but cane is not suffering Tor
want of it.
LAFAYETTE Advertiser Col. G. A. Breanx,
we are informed, is having prepared on his
place in this parish lot Of fine stock for ex-
| hibition at Jeannerette during the fair at that
place commencing Sept. 80
Minister Ferron is jubilant over the mobili-
cation of the Seventeenth Army Corps of
France and says that the experiment has
given Parliament and the nation confidence
/ they did not before possess.
| N. O. States: The Philadelphia Medical
| Register says that Dr. Hollis system of quar-
/ antine is endorsed by the ablest sanitarians
as being the best in the world. This is GER
/ tainly a handsome compliment to the worthy
President of our Beard of Health.
Mai. Heuer's report for August says: In
! Bayou Courtablean, La an examination OF
| the run-out bayous was made, and materlai
was purchased and labor hired for the puf-
/ pose Of closing them by dams. These bayous
] are as follows Little Fordoche, English, Big
Fordoehe and Mamseile.
The Supreme Court of Illinois has confirm
| ed the ind cement of the lower court condemn.
/ ing the Chicago Anarchists to be hung, and and
/ fixed the day for their execution ON NoV.lIth
! cbael Sehwab, Samuel Fielden, Albert K Par
i sons, Adolph Fischer, Geo. Engei and Louis
Lake Charles Echo We see by last Satur
DAYS Teche Pilot, that Miss Minnie Knapp
daughter of Prof. s. A. Knapp, and othel
ladies of Lake Charles, will attend the Jean
erette Fair, which opens on the 29th INST and
continues four days, and will have car load
of art aud fancy work exhibits. The Same
paper states that Miss Mollie Mayo, daughter
4 Of CLERK of Court Thad. Mayo, will also at
tend the Fair in charge OF the Lake Cnaries
exhibit for the "Woman's Department"
There was riot at Mitchelstown. Ireland
last week, where the British Government wa'
to try its case against Mr.. VIM. O'Brien, th!
Irish editor. When court met Mr.. O'Brien die
not appear, and an order was issued for hi
arrest. This caused the people to hold an in
dignation meeting which brought on eonfiic
with the police and resulted IN several penn
shot and killed, and large number of police
men wounded.
Sam Jones stirred up the Mssourians a
the Plattsburg Camp Meeting in that State
Thursday last, with long pole. Amoni
other telling shots were the following
I do use some slang sometimes, especiali
when can get the sense in, but i'd you eve
heard heard me leu use slang you may know I'm tryin
to get down to level with you. Their
is nothing said from Genesis to Revelation
/ about the dude and think the whole thin
) stole march on Providence. l don't thin
there was any outlook for them when Adar
noda